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Iris Calloway is engaged to Lucien Blackwood, powerful, ruthless, and everything a future empire demands. A life of luxury, security, and devotion is already written for her. What no one knows is that her heart has already betrayed him. Adrian Blackwood is Lucien’s younger brother just as powerful, just as dangerous, and far more forbidden. He is the one Iris was never meant to want, the one whose quiet intensity ignites a fire she cannot extinguish. Loving him would destroy more than her engagement. It would shatter a dynasty. Adrian wants her too. He just knows better than to claim her. Caught between loyalty and desire, Iris must decide whether to honor the life she promised or surrender to the man who was never meant to be hers. But restraint crumbles, secrets unravel, and when she finds herself entangled with both brothers, the line between choice and ruin disappears. Because some loves demand sacrifice. Others demand destruction. And when desire refuses to choose, everything burns.
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Where Desire Becomes Ruin Chapter 27: A Mother’s Line
Evelyn POV The house felt too large after they left. It always did when conflict lingered in the air. Evelyn stood in the study long after the front doors closed behind her sons, listening to the fading sound of engines on gravel. The fire in the hearth had burned low, embers glowing faintly beneath ash. Two boys. Two grown men, technically. Still boys in certain ways. Still hers. Robert entered quietly behind her, as he always did. He did not interrupt her thoughts. He rarely did. “Well?” he asked at last. Evelyn folded her arms tightly, staring into the dying fire. “They’re both in love,” she said evenly. Robert exhaled. “That much is obvious.” “And they’re both too proud to admit how much it’s costing them.” Robert moved to stand beside her. “You think she’s worth this?” Evelyn’s jaw tightened. “I think she’s powerful,” she replied. “In what way?” “She doesn’t realize what she’s doing,” Evelyn said softly. “And that makes her dangerous.” Robert studied her profil
Last Updated : 2026-02-21Where Desire Becomes Ruin Chapter 26: Bloodlines and Boundaries
Lucien POV The Blackwood estate had always felt like a monument to control. Stone façade. Iron gates. Perfect symmetry in hedges trimmed with military precision. The long gravel drive curved deliberately, forcing visitors to slow as they approached—as if the house itself required respect before granting entry. Lucien hadn’t lived there in years. He didn’t need to. He had built his own towers in the city, his own glass-and-steel kingdoms. But this This was origin. And origins had weight. The gates opened before his car fully stopped. Of course they did. Nothing at the estate was left to chance. As the vehicle rolled up the drive, Lucien stared at the house he had grown up in—where obedience was expected, composure rewarded, and weakness quietly corrected. He had learned discipline here. He had learned silence here. He had learned that emotion was private. Which was why this meeting would not be comfortable. His mother had called that morning. No pleasantries. No prea
Last Updated : 2026-02-21Where Desire Becomes Ruin Chapter 25: The Man He Chooses to Become
Lucien POV Lucien Blackwood had never rebuilt himself for anyone. He had rebuilt companies. Rebuilt reputations. Rebuilt entire divisions after hostile takeovers. But himself? Never. He stood alone in his office long after the board meeting ended, watching the city pulse beneath the glass. The skyline didn’t care that his personal life had fractured. Markets opened and closed. Contracts were signed. Deals were brokered. The world moved forward. Iris had moved forward. That was the part that unsettled him most. She hadn’t collapsed without him. She hadn’t begged. She hadn’t circled back in confusion. She had chosen. And Lucien, for the first time, was forced to confront a reality he had avoided for years: Love could not be managed like a portfolio. He exhaled slowly and loosened his tie—an unconscious gesture that would have shocked anyone who knew him well. Control had always been his language. Structure was safety. Certainty was devotion. But
Last Updated : 2026-02-21Where Desire Becomes Ruin Chapter 24: The Man Who Doesn’t Chase
Lucien POV Lucien Blackwood did not chase. He acquired. He negotiated. He eliminated obstacles. But he did not chase. And yet He knew exactly which street Adrian lived on. He knew which windows lit up first in the morning. He knew how long it took for the coffee shop two blocks away to open. He knew which neighbor walked her dog at six-fifteen sharp. He did not go himself. That would be reckless. He observed. There was a difference. From the back seat of the car parked down the block, Lucien watched the front door of Adrian’s house without blinking. The driver kept his eyes forward, trained not to ask questions. Lucien’s phone rested in his hand, screen dark. He had sent only one message. We need to talk. Her reply still burned in his mind. Not alone. Lucien had stared at those two words longer than he cared to admit. Not alone. As if he were dangerous. As if privacy were a weapon. He typed a response before he could stop himself. That won’t be necessary. Even
Last Updated : 2026-02-21
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